South Sorong Regency
Kabupaten Sorong Selatan
Official seal of South Sorong Regency
Location in Southwest Papua
Location in Southwest Papua
South Sorong Regency is located in Indonesia
South Sorong Regency
South Sorong Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°30′18″S 132°17′11″E / 1.5050°S 132.2864°E / -1.5050; 132.2864
Country Indonesia
ProvinceSouthwest Papua
CapitalTeminabuan
Government
  RegentSamsudin Anggiluli
  Vice RegentMarthinus Salamuk
Area
  Total6,594.31 km2 (2,546.08 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
  Total53,884
  Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 952
Websitesorongselatankab.go.id

South Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Sorong Selatan) is a regency of Southwest Papua province of Indonesia. It has an area of 6,594.31 km2, and had a population of 37,900 at the 2010 Census[2] and 52,469 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 53,884.[1] The administrative centre is the town of Teminabuan.

Geography

South Sorong Regency is located in the western part of Papua Island. Geographically, South Sorong Regency at position 131º 421 0” east longitude - 132º 581 12” east longitude and 0º 55' 12” east longitude - 2º 17' 24” east longitude.

Languages

Languages spoken in South Sorong Regency include Inanwatan, Yahadian, Kais, Kokoda, Konda, and Puragi.[4]

Administrative districts

South Sorong Regency comprises fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 121 rural kampung and 2 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Kemendagri
Name of
District
(distrik)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
92.04.04Inanwatan830.542,8113,2263,093Mate998223
92.04.20Matemani450.492,1152,9962,923Mugim1698225
92.04.09Kokoda648.365,8765,8056,278Tarof1698221
92.04.21Kokoda Utara
(North Kokoda)
484.341,6662,5842,429Atori998224
92.04.14Kais354.892,8412,9252,401Kais598222
92.04.26Kais Darat690.96(a)844989Mukamat798226
92.04.10Moswaren402.972,1302,7562,586Moswaren798212
92.04.01Teminabuan386.8911,62719,49119,669Kaibus16 (b)98216
92.04.11Seremuk205.091,1591,5541,575Haha898214
92.04.12Wayer317.891,4552,3952,250Wayer898215
92.04.15Konda427.211,8832,4372,458Bariat598211
92.04.22Saifi645.521,7472,2162,410Sayal1098213
92.04.06Sawiat353.621,8311,3441,423Wen898232
92.04.24Fokour305.01759637624Pasir Putuh498231
92.04.25Salkma90.53(c)809853Alma598233
Totals6,594.3118,56452,46953,884Teminabuan123

Notes: (a) the 2010 population of Kais Darat District are included in the figure for Kais District, from which it was later split.
(b) including 2 kelurahan - Kaibus and Kohoin. (c) the 2010 population of Salkma District are included in the figure for Sawiat District, from which it was later split.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Sorong Selatan Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9204)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
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